This year the Ghastlies has a brand-spankin’ new trophy. And it’s a beaut. See?

(This is the initial design; the final will be even groovier!)

There’s also a groovy new guest judge, and he’s a beaut too. Read on for the full 411…and nominees for the 2015 Ghastly Awards will be announced February 1st, 2016!

The Ghastly Awards are Proud to Announce Celebrity Judge John Everson

Starting in 2016 the Ghastly Award Judges will be joined by a Celebrity Horror Judge to help in determining the Ghastly Award Winners. The Celebrity Judge will have a Horror background in media other than Comics. We are happy to announce our first Celebrity Judge, John Everson.

John Everson is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of eight novels of horror and the macabre, including his latest, the Fountain of Youth thriller THE FAMILY TREE, as well as the Bram Stoker Award-nominated tour de force NIGHTWHERE, the Bram Stoker Award-winner COVENANT, its sequel SACRIFICE and the standalone novels THE 13TH, SIREN, THE PUMPKIN MAN, VIOLET EYES. Learn more about John on his site, www.johneverson.com